Upon the invitation of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All of Africa, members of the Choir of St. John of Damascus Theology Institute of Theology participated in the festal celebrations of St. George the Trophy-bearer, in his historic monastery in Cairo, together with the Choir of the Vatopedi Monastery of Mount Athos.

The first festal event was the participation in the festal Vespers on Thursday. The Service was celebrated by the Archbishop of Athens, with the participation of His Holiness Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All of Africa, and many bishops from Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus, and in the presence of the President of the Republic of Greece and the Egyptian Prime Minister. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the following day by the Patriarch of Alexandria and the Archbishop of Athens, in the presence of thousands of people who came from Egypt and outside.

As usual, the Choir of the Institute sung beautifully in the Church of the Christ in Alexandria, through the voice of its members. The chanting was prayerful, skillful, and in harmony with the Vatopedi Choir. Later on, His Holiness, the Patriarch of Alexandria invited the Choir to participate in the Divine Liturgy of Saturday, in the occasion of the feast of St. Marc the Evangelist, the Founder of the Alexandrian Patriarchate. The three members also had a meeting with the Patriarch and the Archbishop in the Patriarchate, where they chanted a selection of hymns. The Patriarch expressed his love and thankfulness towards His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and all East, and to St. John of Damascus Theology Institute.